【英语时差8,16】奇特的蛋白（下）

Heating the goo causes the coiled up proteins to unwind, or “denature”, exposing the water-hating red lights to water. To keep dry red lights from neighboring proteins glue together forming small nets of denatured proteins. Heat continuously applied¹ to the goo produces a snowball effect as more proteins are denatured and aggregate² together producing many additional small protein nets, which in turn glue together into bigger and bigger nets; giving structure to the goo and blocking light from passing through it. Eventually via this process the egg white is transformed from a once clear and gooey substance into an opaque³ gel.

 

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 aggregate   

adj.总计的，集合的；n.总数；v.合计；集合

参考例句：

• The football team had a low goal aggregate last season.这支足球队上个赛季的进球总数很少。
• The money collected will aggregate a thousand dollars.进帐总额将达一千美元。

3 opaque   

adj.不透光的；不反光的，不传导的；晦涩的

参考例句：

• The windows are of opaque glass.这些窗户装着不透明玻璃。
• Their intentions remained opaque.他们的意图仍然令人费解。